Goodbye Games for Educators

Back in 2006, Mary Couzin asked me if I would be interested in running a newsletter for her. After getting a bit more information, I realized that I wanted to do way more than that. Sure, I’d run the newsletter, but I also wanted to build a web site, edit the newsletter, and write articles.

What was it that had me jump in so enthusiastically? The mission. Mary wanted to encourage the use of games and toys in education. I did, too. For us, education didn’t just mean classrooms. It means every...